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Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area

Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area from directly overhead

Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 187 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Creeks County Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

What to expect

Operated by
WI DNR

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.32734, -87.54459

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Two Creeks County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Point Beach Nuclear Training Park: 3.4 mi
  • Rahr Memorial School Forest: 6.3 mi
  • Lion Park: 7.4 mi
  • Vets Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 20
Gardens: 14
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
  • 3. The Sunken Garden: 15.3 mi
  • 4. The Pond Garden: 15.3 mi
  • 1.: 15.4 mi
  • 5. The Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 4
  • Montpelier Hills: 11.3 mi
  • Cherneyville Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Dhuey Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Scray Hill: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.1 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Tables: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lawton Gallery: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillNW 307°308 m11.4 mi
Montpelier HillsNW 312°289 m11.3 mi
Dhuey HillN 350°277 m21.8 mi
Scray HillWNW 286°269 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:03
June solstice05:0719:5420:39
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2415:2616:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415262686860483625
Precip in1.51.11.73.03.33.83.63.43.12.92.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kewaunee, 10 mi away.

  • Asian Lady Beetle3 obs
  • common cowparsnip3 obs
  • splitgill mushroom3 obs
  • basswood3 obs
  • broad-leaved goldenrod3 obs
  • purple crownvetch3 obs
  • Belted Kingfisher2 obs
  • Canada Goose2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354531355

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